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Research & Policy Updates

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Health Equity

Is There a Role for Pediatricians in “The Talk”?

A Penn LDI Study Provides Insights on the Challenges and Opportunities of Addressing Police Encounters With Their Patients

By:
  • Miles Meline, MBE
April 1, 2025

News

Inside Penn Medicine’s Health Care Transformation Initiatives

Chief Transformation Officer Raina Merchant Provides Overview and Insights at LDI Annual Leighton Memorial Lecture

By:
  • Hoag Levins
April 1, 2025

Blog Post

Health Equity

A Novel Study Quantifies Who is Missing from Cardiovascular Clinical Research

LDI Researchers Analyzed Ethnicity, Race, and Sex‐Specific Population Participation in Clinical Trials

By:
  • Christine Weeks
March 31, 2025

Policy

Population Health

Restricting Youth Access to Nicotine and Tobacco Products

Testimony: Delivered to Philadelphia City Council

By:
  • Andy Tan, PhD, MPH
March 28, 2025

In Their Own Words

Health Care Access & Coverage

Federal Medicaid Spending Cuts: The Wrong Ways and the Right Ways

As Congress Considers Cuts to Medicaid Spending, Policymakers Should Better Account for States' Ability to Pay

By:
  • Mark V. Pauly, PhD
March 28, 2025

Policy

Improving Care for Older Adults

Nursing Home Staffing Mandate and Resident Outcomes

Briefing: Presented to Staff of U.S. Senate Committee on Finance

By:
  • Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD
March 26, 2025

Brief

Population Health

Simple Visual Aids Raise Awareness and Knowledge About HIV Treatment

Research Brief: Bead-Filled Bottles May Change Attitudes and Help Prevent HIV Transmission, LDI Fellows Show in Philadelphia Studies

By:
  • Chris Tachibana, PhD, MS
March 26, 2025

Policy

Health Care Access & Coverage

Studies from Penn LDI on Medicare Post-Acute Care

Comment: Submitted to the U.S. Committee on Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health

By:
  • Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD
March 25, 2025

Policy

Population Health

Health Implications of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Briefing: Presented to Staff of Rep. GT Thompson (R-PA)

By:
  • Sameed Khatana, MD, MPH
March 20, 2025

News

Health Equity

What’s the Best Way to Design a Black Barbershop Health Intervention?

Penn LDI Researcher Derek Griffith's Project Unpacks the Process

By:
  • Hoag Levins
March 20, 2025

Blog Post

Health Equity

Experiences of Patients With Disabilities Can Inform How to Improve Care

Patients Perceive Gaps in Communication and Disrespect During Health Care Visits According to a National Survey

By:
  • Jaya Aysola, MD, MPH
  • and Mihir Kakara, MD, MBBS
March 18, 2025

Blog Post

Health Care Access & Coverage

Medicaid’s Role in Health and in the Health Care Landscape

LDI Expert Insights and Key Takeaways from Select Publications

By:
  • Julia Hinckley, JD
March 17, 2025

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